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This +</I>>><i> happens with many/most packages, btw, not just Pidgin. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> (would be useful, wouldn't it ? :-)) +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Thanks +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Antoine. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> There is a more detailed advisory written for each update but it currently +</I>><i> isn't shown in MageiaUpdate. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> You can subscribe to the Updates Announce mailing list +</I> +This is surely an option for the experienced user, as are the other +options you show. + +But what about the average (even unexperienced or new) users? You +would not suggest to them to join a mailing list to be able to know +what an update of a package will change in his system? Imagine the +poor guy, getting 20+ packages for update and now trying to find them +one by one in the mailing list. This way you educate them to stop +caring about changes, just do the update. + +OTOH if the updates are displayed by the update system in order by +their reason for update (security first, then bug fix, then version +upgrade (which we seldomly do)) and a click on the package reveils the +details, you will educate them to become curious and interested - +can't remember which distro I saw that, maybe suse or ubuntu. + +I know that this means work, it's a reasonable suggestion nevertheless. + +-- +wobo +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006183.html">[Mageia-discuss] Unhelpful update changelogs +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006185.html">[Mageia-discuss] Unhelpful update changelogs +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6184">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6184">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6184">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6184">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |